Reaksmey Hong

This morning I heard again from a radio news that HIV infected population increases to 230 people in Roka Commune. Government and NCHADS still refused to inform their figure, reasoning that they are waiting for the confirmed test overseas. I am questioning that the HIV tests of more than 70,000 PLHIV since 1990's were not confirmed yet, as there blood sample was not sent overseas. MoH is telling that their testing capacity is not reliable. (?) Local Health Center Chief said he didn't know if it is his role to monitor and report the unlicensed doctor. OD director said he didn't know the unlicensed doctor, who was accused for HIV spreading through dirty syringes, who had run his clinic for more than a decade. I wonder who dare to take responsibility. MoH Minister, PHD director, OD director, commune chief, district governor, provincial governor, ... and who else you should blame? I claim for their responsibility, respectively. I blame government. I criticise NGO intervent

“Are you bored with life? Then throw yourself into some work you believe in with all your heart, live for it, die for it, and you will find happiness that you had thought could ever be yours.” “Do the hard jobs first. The easy jobs will take care of themselves.” “Do the thing you fear to do and keep on doing it… that is the quickest and surest way ever yet discovered to conquer fear.” “If you want to conquer fear, don't sit home and think about it. Go out and get busy.” “Feeling sorry for yourself, and your present condition, is not only a waste of energy but the worst habit you could possibly have.” “Happiness doesn’t depend on any external conditions it is governed by our mental attitude.” “If you can’t sleep, then get up and do something instead of lying there worrying. It’s the worry that gets you, not the lack of sleep.” “Instead of worrying about that people say of you, why not spend time trying to accomplish something they will admire.”

Corruption is the use of public or given power for private gain. There are many forms including bribery, fraud, extortion, influencing peddling, kickbacks, cronyism, patronage, embezzlement, vote buying, and election rigging. It is an automatic thinking of civil servants that corruption is acceptable and a norm.  Corruption caused by social norm: Cambodians, like many other high-context societies, believe that public officers will lose respect from others if they do not use their power to regard their relatives, friends or party. They will be treated as an outsider if they do not favour their superior and group. If they are given gift and they do not accept, they will be judged impolite and disrespect. Therefore, they perpetuate corruption automatically. Corruption caused by institutional culture: In many cases, getting a job in public sector is market – buying and selling jobs. People would like to get into this sector, which offers low salary package, because they could hav